SCOTTISH TRADES UNION CONGRESS

STUC News releases

Commenting after the latest set of labour markets statistics for Scotland were published, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
“These latest statistics confirm what the STUC has been arguing throughout 2013: unemployment in Scotland is stagnating at a high level. Following a significant fall in early autumn 2012, unemployment has hardly moved.

The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has pledged support for the consultation being launched today by Patricia Ferguson MSP on proposals for a private members Bill aiming to address serious failings in Scotland’s Fatal Accident Inquiries system.

The United Nations has designated Nelson Mandela’s birthday every 18th July as Nelson Mandela International Day, when people throughout the world are encouraged to give 67 minutes of voluntary service to the community in whatever way they choose, to help change the world for the better.